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Jan 29, 2019
4 min

Fallen Legion – Review

Your country has betrayed you and a false king has taken ahold of the land you love. You and your comrades have been branded as traitors to the kingdom. You are on the run, and the kingdom falls into turmoil. When you have nowhere else to go, and your life had been wronged, the only option is to fight back. This is Fallen Legion, an ambitious action RPG from YYT Games and Mint Sphere. Like a well-trained tactician, Fallen Legion was on the radar for quite some time, but it w

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Jan 14, 2019
3 min

I am the Hero – Review

Corporations are not people. They exploit, they manipulate, and they abuse for profit. This profiting off of corruption comes at the price of the people, and the city they live in. As history has dictated, a hero arises from the shadows to avenge and right the wrongs. This hero is you, and you will embark on a path of violence and crime in an effort to save yourself and your town. This is I Am The Hero by Crazyant Games and Ratalaika Games. Sporting a unique look with familia

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Jan 4, 2019
4 min

Desert Child – Review

To get there, you need a ticket, and in this future, a ticket to Mars doesn’t come cheap. How players will make it is their hover-bike. It is their best friend and companion, capable of performing many jobs. How players will make that money is up to them. This is Desert Child from Anapurna Studios. Desert Child is an adventure RPG that highlights Afro-futurism unlike anything else seen in games. I initially played the game at E3 this past June and greatly enjoyed the demo. No

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Jan 3, 2019
3 min

GRiP Review

The 1990s was a time when creators dreamed of a fascinating future, filled with interesting but realistic possibilities. Movies like Judge Dredd, Ghost In The Shell, and The Fifth Element all had fascinating depictions of life in the years ahead of us, from exotic planets to gritty takes on fighting crime. This sensation and vision were translated into various video games at the time, especially racing video games. Games, such as WipeOut and Extreme G painted a fast and extre

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Dec 21, 2018
2 min

Gensokyo Defenders- Switching It Up

Gensokyo Defenders- Switching It Up by: Blue Rizing Shrine maidens, fairies, war games…what more could a girl ask for? Gensokyo Defenders is a tower defense game, which I personally already have a weakness for, but Neetpia has taken that a few steps further. The game is set in the fantasy world of Gensokyo with several familiar faces of traditional Touhou characters. (That much, I had to look into as this is my first time playing any of their games.) Games like Gensokyo Defen

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Dec 11, 2018
5 min

Hand of Fate 2 – Review (Switch)

The game of life is a dangerous one because losing it means death. You play your cards, you put your skills and wits to the test, but the element of chance and surprise can become deadly. Monsters and fiendish foes are the least of your concerns as you contend with conniving smugglers and devious fiends masquerading as allies. However, with a good hand at the table and a strong hand on the sword, you will win against the game’s harshest foes, including the ultimate boss, The

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Sep 22, 2018
5 min

PAX WEST 2018: Killer Queen Black Builds Its Hive On The Switch

With the Nintendo Switch spearheading the game industry into new, uncharted waters, many developers are introducing new kinds of games and gameplay styles to the hybrid platform. As the system approaches its second year, it is undeniable that the Nintendo Switch has changed how we see video games at home and on-the-go. The world of competitive gaming has noticed the potential of the Switch to be a competitive gaming platform. Developers, such as Georgia-based Hi-Rez studios,

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PAX WEST 2018: Killer Queen Black Builds Its Hive On The Switch

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Aug 19, 2018
4 min

E3 2018: Hands-On with Super Smash Brothers: Ultimate

Twenty years ago, a small fighting game came to my house after a trip to Toys’R’Us. It was this small, yet cool fighting video game that was a blast to play and unlike anything I had seen before. Instead of two players fighting one-on-one, four players could be fighting in a deathmatch. The characters were from established Nintendo franchises, and the levels were filled with surprises. That game was Super Smash brothers. I wouldn’t know it yet, but this simple fighting game

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E3 2018: Hands-On with Super Smash Brothers: Ultimate

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Jul 6, 2018
2 min

E3 2018: Nintendo Announces Mecha exclusive Daemon x Machina

With the only exception being the PSVR game Code 51, and the new Gundam games from Bandai Namco, there hasn’t been a dedicated franchise of mech games for quite some time. However, elite team developers and programmers, with a long lineage of development, are bringing back old-fashioned mech combat with Daemon X Machina, announced during the Nintendo Direct at E3 2018. The two and a half minute trailer is described as “the most metal trailer at E3.” The trailer featured incre

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E3 2018: Nintendo Announces Mecha exclusive Daemon x Machina

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Apr 6, 2018
3 min

PAX East 2018: Sleep Tight Demo (Release Coming Soon!)

A New Pillow Fort Survival Game, Coming Soon to Steam and Switch! As a kid, did you ever build pillow forts, or worry if there were monsters hiding in the darkest parts of your room? Lifelong friends Jed and Maxx did when they were little. Now that they’re grown-ups and working in programming and VFX, a thought crossed their minds: why not take those nostalgia-rich childhood staples and make a video game out of it? So together with their friend Banks and a few other game deve

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PAX East 2018: Sleep Tight Demo (Release Coming Soon!)

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Jan 11, 2018
2 min

SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition – Now Available For The Nintendo Switch

Image and Form Games have had a pretty stellar year, with the release of SteamWorld Dig 2 on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and PC. To finish off the year of 2017, the team behind SteamWorld Dig has released SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition digitally for the Nintendo Switch. For those unfamiliar, SteamWorld Heist is a side-scrolling turn-based strategy video game set in a unique universe, where humans have been long gone and robots, once exclusively

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SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition – Now Available For The Nintendo Switch

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Sep 3, 2017
1 min

Gear.Club: Unlimited – Nintendo’s First Big Racing Game, Arrives This Winter

Simulation racing games are revving up for a return. Microsoft is bringing is famed simulation franchise, Forza back this holiday season, while Sony PlayStation is bringing a fresh coat of paint for legendary Gran Turismo franchise with Gran Turismo Sport. Not to be left in the dust, Eden Games is bringing Gear.Club: Unlimited, the Nintendo’s Switch’s first big non-kart racing title. Gear.Club has players hop into the driver’s seat of their favorite real licensed vehicles. Wi

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Gear.Club: Unlimited – Nintendo’s First Big Racing Game, Arrives This Winter

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Aug 12, 2017
3 min

Graceful Explosion Machine Review: PS4

Flying a spaceship, racking up a high score, and blowing up enemies in colorful pixelated glory is a standard delight in video games, but Atari’s Defender did it rather differently in 1980. The game had players flying across the screen, in a circular path that looped constantly, putting players in a defensive position, as opposed to an offensive position. This kept players in a constant, frantic loop that required players to destroy the enemy while protecting the lives of hel

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Jun 30, 2017
2 min

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Preview

Who would have thought that one of the biggest surprises from E3 2017 would have been a game we’ve known about for months? Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is what happens when Ubisoft’s Rabbids pop up in the Mushroom Kingdom we all know and love. This results in a tactical, strategy RPG along the lines of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, but with the color palette of a Mario game. To call it strange is quite an understatement, but it comes off as a charming and whimsical strategy game out

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Apr 15, 2017
3 min

Graceful Explosion Machine – Explodes Gracefully – PAX EAST 2017

One of the most popular games at the Indie MegaBooth at Pax East was one of the newest games for the Nintendo Switch, Graceful Explosion Machine. Coming from Ontario Canada and studio VertexPop, Graceful Explosion is a nod to Atari’s classic arcade game, Defender, filled with color, multiple weapons, and many enemies to destroy. My demo had me go to a particular planet deep in an unknown solar system. There wasn’t any narrative given to me, other than that my purpose on the p

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Graceful Explosion Machine – Explodes Gracefully – PAX EAST 2017

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